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3.08.2016

Two Equals One and One Equals None

Have
you ever gotten yourself into a challenging situation where you needed a
tool and tried to use it? If the tool preformed well, that's great but
oftentimes, we find that due to lack of testing or practice, the tool
was either missing a part, needed an additional part, or wasn't working
properly. Among the Pepper's community, we have the concept of Two
Equals One and One Equals None. This is to ensure that in the absolute,
worst case scenario when you absolutely needed something to bail you
out, that object's integrity is guaranteed and would not fail you.

A
good example is a water purifier. Many years ago, I purchased the
Steripen a cool device that uses batteries and UV light to sterilize
water. Out of curiosity, I tested it on tap water and tried drinking it.
I then gagged and had an Allergic reaction. Sometimes, I would trust
all the stellar reviews and not have a chance to test a product out.
This time, I'm glad I did. If a challenging event occurred, and that was
the only means I had to clean water, it would have been a great
disaster. How about having multiple ways of obtaining clean water?
There's chlorine, water pump's, gravity filter, and of course, boiling
water. Having multiple methods of producing clean water would guarantee
that we will have some means to have clean water.

Another
item to consider is heating food. There are many ways you can heat food
and it would be a good idea to have all sorts of reliable tool on hand.